Tragic Songs of Life
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Publication |
1956 |
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| Label (s) | Capitol | |||
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LP, CD, cassette |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
35:55 |
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| occupation | Vocals, guitar: Charlie Louvin Vocals, mandolin : Ira Louvin Guitar: Paul Yandell |
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Tragic Songs of Life is an album by the Louvin Brothers , released in 1956 on the Capitol label . The producer was Ken Nelson .
album
Tragic Songs of Life was the first complete album by the Louvin Brothers and is still one of the most important recordings in country music . On the cover you see Charlie and Ira Louvin in front of a desperate blonde who hands them a crumpled letter.
single
Three years after the album, the ballad Knoxville Girl was released as a single . It reached number 19 on the "Hot C&W Sides" billboard .
reception
Don Yates describes Tragic Songs of Life in his no-depression review as arguably the best album by the Louvin Brothers, the centerpiece of which is their haunting version of the folk song In the Pines .
Allmusic's Mark Deming also rates the album as one of the best by the Louvin Brothers. It is a milestone in traditional country music that is still impressive even after 50 years.
Robert Dimery lists Tragic Songs of Life in his musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
Tracks
- Kentucky - 2:40
- I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - 3:14
- Let Her Go God Bless Her - 2:55
- What Is Home without Love - 3:00
- A Tiny Broken Heart - 2:34
- In the Pines - 3:15
- Alabama - 2:43
- Katie Dear - 2:34
- My Brother's Will - 3:16
- Knoxville Girl - 3:49
- Take the News to Mother - 2:49
- Mary of the Wild Moor - 3:11
Web links
- Tragic Songs of Life on Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Billboard "Hot C&W Sides" In: Billboard , April 6, 1959, p. 77.
- ↑ Don Yates: Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue # 5 Sept-Oct 1996. Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life / A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers / Satan is Real (Capitol) ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2009 in Internet archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. archives.nodepression.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ Review by Mark Deming allmusic.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
